Global Patent Index - EP 1237924 A2

EP 1237924 A2 20020911 - SEX-CHROMOSOME-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, SPECIES SPECIFIC AND SPERM SPECIFIC PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND ISOLATION

Title (en)

SEX-CHROMOSOME-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, SPECIES SPECIFIC AND SPERM SPECIFIC PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND ISOLATION

Title (de)

GESCLECHTSCHROMOSOMEN-SPEZIFISCHE, SPEZIES-SPEZIFISCHE UND SPERMA-SPEZIFISCHE PROTEINE UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN IDENTIFIZIERUNG UND ISOLIERUNG

Title (fr)

PROTEINES SPECIFIQUES AU CHROMOSOME SEXUEL, PROTEINES SPECIFIQUES AUX ESPECES ET AU SPERME ET LEURS METHODES D'IDENTIFICATION ET D'ISOLATION

Publication

EP 1237924 A2 20020911 (EN)

Application

EP 00984685 A 20001207

Priority

  • CA 0001437 W 20001207
  • US 16928399 P 19991207

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0142283A2] Sex-chromosome-specific molecules associated wtih animal sperm cell membranes, and the method for isolating them, are described. An X chromosome specific molecule, a protein, having an apparent molecular weight of 32 kDa on SDS-PAGE is specifically described. The method involves preparing a cell membrane fraction from animal sperm cells; treating the cell membrane fraction with one or more substances which bind to X or Y chromosome specific molecules in the cell membrane fraction to form conjugates between the X or Y chromosome specific molecules and the substances; separating the material in the cell membrane fraction which does not bind to the substances to obtain a subfraction containing sex- chromosome-specific molecules. Methods of using the sex-chromosome-specific molecules for sperm sexing are also described.

IPC 1-7

C07K 14/705; G01N 33/569; G01N 33/68; C07K 16/28; A61K 39/395

IPC 8 full level

A01K 67/00 (2006.01); A01K 67/027 (2006.01); C07K 14/47 (2006.01); C07K 14/705 (2006.01); C07K 16/18 (2006.01); C12N 15/09 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C07K 14/705 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0142283 A2 20010614; WO 0142283 A3 20011129; AU 2133401 A 20010618; BR 0016212 A 20020827; CA 2393433 A1 20010614; CN 1414975 A 20030430; EP 1237924 A2 20020911; JP 2003516134 A 20030513; US 2001041348 A1 20011115; US 2003162238 A1 20030828

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 0001437 W 20001207; AU 2133401 A 20001207; BR 0016212 A 20001207; CA 2393433 A 20001207; CN 00818076 A 20001207; EP 00984685 A 20001207; JP 2001543580 A 20001207; US 36551103 A 20030213; US 73128100 A 20001207